Tuesday, July 03, 2007
It's in the Bag
The prelude to our European extravaganza continues. My Key Limey and I decided that part of the adventure would be the challenge of packing all of the stuff we’d need for the three week excursion into carry-on bags so we wouldn’t have the hassles of checked luggage. I looked up the size regulations for carry-ons: 22" x 14" x 9". Not so big. I searched online and found some bags that were designed just for this purpose. They even have backpack straps that tuck away into a pocket, but can be pulled out for "beast of burden" toting.
I decided to give my bag a trial run on my family reunion trip this week. I am amazed at all the belongings I’ve been able to orderly pack into my little black bag, which has several zippered pockets and compartments, and high visibility orange interiors to make finding stuff easier. The only thing I didn’t fit into my bag were my running shoes, and maybe I could do it if I really tried.
Here’s the short list of stuff I have in my bag:
One pair of pants
One pair of shorts
Five shirts
One skirt
One sweater
One swimsuit
One hat
Six pairs of socks
Underclothing (for 6 days)
Two complete running outfits
Two pair of sandals
A travel hair dryer and a curling iron
Toiletries (in a quart-size bag, and easily retrieved for security checks at the airport)
One Boy Scout sash and numerous merit badges to be sewn on (I promised Big Guy I’d do it, and unlike the Boy Scout motto, I was not prepared, and left it to the last minute, so I have to do it on this trip)
One gift bag and birthday present (which I will not identify as the recipient may read this, and it’s a surprise.... but the present is not exactly small)
So far, so good. I’m managing just fine. Now, I just hope that, on the big trip, as I totter down airplane or train aisles with my little black bag on my back, that I’m not thrown off balance. Though little, the black bag is heavier than it looks!
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Your hair is cute--it looks shorter than I have ever seen it! The people we traveled with took only carry-on sized bags and I was shocked with what they could pack in there. On the return trip, though, I think they were too full (they got ones taht could expand) to just carry-on, so they checked them.
You do look really cute in the picture! (as in real life, of course) You always were the with-it one. You are an amazing packer, that's for sure.
C'mon D, you know 'tis I in the backpack! :) And yes, Chelsea, you can take liquids of fewer than 3 oz. onboard that are sealed in a QUART (not a gallon, mind you) zip-lock bag. Thanks for the compliments, dear readers...although as a 50-year-old now, I'm not sure whether being called cute should be construed as flattering (if defined as nice-looking) or patronizing (if defined as amusing behavior by a quaint senior citizen...)
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